How many people in the US use a networked electronic calendaring
system?  Which is to say: one of the web-based ones (like Yahoo,
Google, MSN), or one as part of a groupware application (exchange,
notes)?

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Request for Question Clarification by bobbie7-ga on 18 Sep 2006 13:34 PDT

Hello Azephyr,

I can provide you with worldwide figures for electronic calendaring.

Would this data interest you?

Thank you,

Bobbie7

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Request for Question Clarification by keystroke-ga on 28 Sep 2006 09:31 PDT

Hello azephyr,

do you mean to ask how many use online and groupware services
combined? or simply, how many people use online services OR how many
use groupware?

--keystroke-ga

Hello Azephyr,


According to Carl Sjogreen, who led the development of Google
Calendar, there are 10 million Web calendar users and 300 million
electronic desktop calendar users.

Excerpt:


Know what your competition does well 

?The real competition is paper calendars 

300 million use electronic desktop calendars,  mostly at work 

10 million Web calendar users ?

Carl Sjogreen, who led the development of Google Calendar, provided a
deep look into how Google develops products during a presentation at
The Future of Web Apps Summit. Read a play-by-play of his presentation
at the link below.

September 13, 2006
Google's formula for product development
http://72.14.205.104/search?q=cache:c9IoGm79lnEJ:blogs.zdnet.com/BTL/%3Fp%3D3608+%22*+million+calendar+users&hl=en&gl=cl&ct=clnk&cd=3




According to market tracker Nielsen/NetRatings, the three big free
calendar Web programs have the following usage:

AOL     2.9 million  users 
Yahoo   2.4 million  users
MSN     1.3 million  users

Source:
USA Today: 4/13/2006
Google unveils calendar service
http://www.usatoday.com/tech/products/services/2006-04-12-google-calendar_x.htm?POE=TECISVA



Additional information that might interest you:

"Electronic calendar usage is growing exponentially, with over 100
million users and an estimated 75 percent penetration rate within the
business community," according to David Wood, Trondent's President and
CEO. "Trondent's partnership with AccuWeather demonstrates our ongoing
commitment to hundreds of thousands of Infuzer subscribers. Our goal
is to establish Infuzer as the web-to-calendar tool of choice for
companies, organizations and associations -- worldwide."

Infuzer
http://www.infuzer.com/IDC/us/press.jsp?articleId=44



?22%  American Internet users  have put information on online
calendars and used online address books.?

The Pew Internet & American Life Project
http://www.pewinternet.org/press_release.asp?r=6 



?With the penetration of electronic calendars (Outlook, Lotus Notes
etc.) in the workplace now having reached 60-70% ?

?58% of electronic calendar users check their calendar more than 5 times per day ?

Infuzer
http://www.infuzer.com/IDC/partners/Competing.pdf




Search terms:
Electronic calendars OR calendaring market million OR users



I hope the information provided is helpful!

Best regards,
Bobbie7

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